Loaded Potato and Pulled Pork Casserole

Are you feeling like comfort food? It’s time for a loaded potato and pulled pork casserole!

I love making new recipes from things that I have on hand. It makes me feel frugal and ensures that I end up wasting very little food.

Luckily for me, the main ingredient in this loaded potato and pulled pork casserole is some pulled pork from a recent farm party at some good friend’s farm. 

This Loaded Potato and Pulled Pork Casserole is the Ultimate Comfort Food.

For me, any casserole equals comfort food, but when you add a layer of loaded mashed potatoes and a topping of cheese to the pulled pork, it is easy to see why this dish is the ultimate comfort food.

Start by boiling some redskin potatoes in salted water. There is no need to peel them.  I just mash them skins and all, and it gives some extra color (and fiber) to the dish. While the potatoes were cooking, I placed the bacon on a baking sheet and cooked it for about 15 minutes at 350º in my oven.  If you have never baked bacon, you should try it.

All the grease goes into the baking pan and the bacon comes out nice and crispy.  I baked the whole package and will reheat the extras for breakfast later this week.  Only 1/2 package is needed for the dish.

Now comes my scrumptious pulled pork, and I also grabbed a handful of fresh chives and oregano from my garden.  I’m growing my veggie garden on my deck this year, and it’s handy to have fresh herbs right outside my back door.I wanted my casserole to have shreds of the pork in it, not chunks, so I pulled the pork into long strips and cooked it for a few minutes in the microwave. After the potatoes had cooked, I drained them and added the sour cream, chopped-up bacon, butter (I used thick-cut bacon and chopped green onions to the pot. Loaded potatoes here we come! A quick mash with the potato masher with a few tablespoons of heavy cream, and the smashed and loaded potatoes are ready to go into the casserole.

These potatoes would also make a great side dish, but for today’s recipe, they will form the bottom layer.  Just spread them evenly over the casserole dish. 

Today, I used a Borolux Baking Dish. It is made of glass and does a wonderful job of cooking ingredients in a casserole very evenly.

Now add the pulled pork evenly over the potatoes.  Dice the fresh oregano and sprinkle it over the pulled pork.

Finally, top with a layer of shredded cheddar cheese and pop into a preheated 375º oven for about 15 minutes until the cheese has melted and everything is nice and hot. Serve with some tossed salad and enjoy. This will be a dish that you will want to make again and again.

It is really delicious!

Yield: 6

Loaded Potato and Pulled Pork Casserole

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This loaded potato and pulled pork casserole is the ultimate in comfort food. Your family will be asking you to make this again, I promise!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb of cooked roast pork
• 1 lb of baby redskin potatoes, cut into even sized chunks
• 1/3 cup of sour cream
• 2 tablespoons of heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 1/2 pound of bacon, thick cut
• 8 oz of shredded cheddar cheese
• hand full of chives
• handful of fresh oregano
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender.
2. Drain and set aside.
3. Place the bacon on a baking rack in an oven-proof casserole dish and bake for 10-15 minutes until crispy.
4. Take it out and let it cool. Turn the oven to 375ºF.
5. Shred the pork into long strips and place in the microwave. Cook on high for about 2 -3 minutes until hot.
6. Mash the potatoes with the sour cream, heavy cream, and unsalted butter.
7. Stir in the crumbled bacon and chives. Layer in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch oven-proof baking dish.
8. Add the pulled pork as the second layer and top with the shredded cheddar cheese.
9. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese has melted and the casserole is piping hot.
10. Serve with a tossed salad. Enjoy the ultimate comfort food.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 706Total Fat: 50gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 166mgSodium: 998mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 42g

Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.

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